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During the late 1920s and until WWII broke out, DKW was both the world's largest motorcycle manufacturer, as well as Europe's pioneer of front-wheel drive automobiles with their successful 1931 and later DKW Front models, before the 1932 Adler Trumpf and the 1934 Citroen Traction Avant.
Feb 16, 2011 · Learn how DKW, a German car brand acquired by Audi in 1928, pioneered front-wheel drive technology and became a best-seller in the 1930s. Discover the history and legacy of DKW models from 1931 to 1968.
- Audi. One of the keys to the success of the still-young Auto Union was the allocation of a specific market segment to each of the individual brands in order to create a coordinated model range.
- DKW. On 29 June 1932, when the four companies – Audi, DKW, Horch and Wanderer – merged to form the Auto Union, Zschopauer Motorenwerke/DKW was chosen to be the parent company for legal reasons.
- Horch. The Horch Werke in Zwickau had never departed from the principle laid down by company founder August Horch, namely only to build good, powerful cars.
- Wanderer. Wanderer Werke AG in Chemnitz had a diverse production programme at a very early stage: bicycles (from 1885), motorcycles (from 1902), office machines (from 1904), machine tools (from 1898) and cars (from 1913).
DKW was a German car manufacturer that produced various models of front wheel drive cars with two-stroke engines. See photos, release dates, body types and history of DKW F8, F102, F9, F7 and more.
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Find and buy DKW classic cars from various models and years on Classic Trader, a platform for classic car enthusiasts. Learn about the history, logo, and features of DKW, a German automobile brand that merged with Auto Union and Audi.
DKW, founded by Jörgen Skafte Rasmussen in Zschopau, contested races successfully with two-stroke motorcycles from 1921. DKW touring cars began their motorsport career in 1929.
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